This came a day after the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency issued guidelines to root out ‘hacking’ and those associated with it and prevent similar cyber espionage in future.
At least eight US telecom companies and several countries have been affected by China’s ‘hacking’ campaign. A top official of the White House (the official residence and office of the US President) gave this information on Wednesday.
Deputy National Security Advisor Anne Neuberger offered new details about a widespread Chinese ‘hacking’ campaign. According to the details, this ‘hacking’ campaign by China allowed officials in Beijing to access the private messages and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans.
Neuberger disclosed this case of ‘hacking’ and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have issued guidelines to root out ‘hacking’ and those associated with it and to prevent similar cyber espionage in future. Did it a day later. White House officials cautioned that the number of affected telecommunications companies and countries could yet increase.
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